{"id":1190,"date":"2026-01-26T10:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:17:13","slug":"using-badging-in-brightspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/2026\/01\/26\/using-badging-in-brightspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Badging in Brightspace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Brightspace, badges are part of the Awards tool. You can award students badges (and sometimes certificates) based on specific criteria, such as completing a module, scoring above a specified threshold, or fulfilling all the requirements in a unit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Badge?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A badge in Brightspace is a small digital marker of achievement that students earn as they progress through your course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Badges work well for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encouraging students as they complete modules or activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highlighting key milestones (e.g., finishing Unit 1, earning an 80%+ on a quiz)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting motivation and engagement with visual rewards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helping students track their own progress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Think of a badge as a \u201cCongratulations, you did it!\u201d moment inside your course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors don\u2019t need to award badges manually. Brightspace can automatically issue them when you define the criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Badges Work in Brightspace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Badges are part of the Awards tool in your course.<br><br>(For students, they can access Awards from their Brightspace homepage nav bar, or by selecting their profile avatar at the top right corner and selecting Profile)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process has two simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step A: Add or Create a Badge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Tools \u2192 Awards<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the <strong>Awards<\/strong> page, select the <strong>Course Awards<\/strong> tab<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/image-1024x213.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/image-1024x213.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/image-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/image-768x160.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/image-1536x320.png 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/image.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Add Award to Course<\/strong>, then\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose an existing badge from the list and select <strong>Add<\/strong>, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Create<\/strong> to make your own:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/New-Award-Criteria-1-1024x388.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/New-Award-Criteria-1-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/New-Award-Criteria-1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/New-Award-Criteria-1-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/New-Award-Criteria-1-1536x583.png 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/New-Award-Criteria-1.png 1822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enter Name, Description, Criteria, Image (.png, minimum 200\u00d7200 px)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Availability (share within this course\/offerings)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set Expiry if needed (Never, Fixed date, or Relative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-settings-1024x731.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-settings-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-settings-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-settings-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-settings-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-settings.png 1762w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step B: Set What Triggers the Badge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your badge is created, you decide when students should receive it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the <strong>Course Awards<\/strong> tab, select <strong>Edit Properties<\/strong> under the badge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Edit-properties.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Edit-properties.png 864w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Edit-properties-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Edit-properties-768x286.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under <strong>Release Conditions<\/strong>, select <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Create-Release-Conditions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Create-Release-Conditions.png 828w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Create-Release-Conditions-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Create-Release-Conditions-768x612.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose a <strong>condition type<\/strong> from the drop-down menu, then enter the condition details to define the trigger.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Select-Condition-Type-1024x922.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Select-Condition-Type-1024x922.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Select-Condition-Type-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Select-Condition-Type-768x691.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Select-Condition-Type.png 1042w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>You can add multiple release conditions to a single badge. When more than one condition is set, you can choose whether all conditions must be met or any one condition can be met for the badge to be awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Any-or-all-conditions-must-be-met-1024x264.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Any-or-all-conditions-must-be-met-1024x264.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Any-or-all-conditions-must-be-met-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Any-or-all-conditions-must-be-met-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Any-or-all-conditions-must-be-met.png 1282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Students See<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can view their badges by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receiving a notification in the Notifications area in Brightspace, or<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Notifications-for-students.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Notifications-for-students.png 818w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Notifications-for-students-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Notifications-for-students-768x693.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selecting their profile name (top-right) \u2192 Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Awards page, students will see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Badges they\u2019ve earned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Badges they can work toward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Badge descriptions and criteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Student-badge-view-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Student-badge-view-1024x515.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Student-badge-view-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Student-badge-view-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Student-badge-view-1536x773.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Student-badge-view.jpg 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-student-view-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-student-view-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-student-view-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-student-view-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/openlab.sps.cuny.edu\/teaching-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/01\/Badge-student-view.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to explore more advanced options or see the full set of features available in the Awards tool, here are the official D2L resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>D2L Brightspace: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3473-create-and-manage-awards\">Create and Manage Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OQHN_LZvFLM\">How to Create a Badge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/meiVC7bEbZY\">Manually Grant an Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fZtsndztlaU\">Add Release Condition to an Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Still have questions? Email us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:FacultySupport@sps.cuny.edu\">FacultySupport@sps.cuny.edu<\/a>. We\u2019re here to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In Brightspace, badges are part of the Awards tool. You can award students badges (and sometimes certificates) based on specific criteria, such as completing a module, scoring above a specified threshold, or fulfilling all the requirements in a unit What is a Badge? 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